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'''"Gunny" Highway:''' "Well, it seemed like the thing to do, sir." }}
[[Clint Eastwood]] stars in this 1986 film as Gunnery Sergeant ("Gunny") Tom Highway, a highly decorated but trouble-prone Korea/Vietnam veteran who is getting close to military retirement, and seen by the younger Marines as an anachronism. He is sent to train an [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|unruly Recon platoon]], who think they run things because their former sergeant was soft on them. His methods rub his CO the wrong way, but he gets great results and a handful of laughs as well.
The film was apparently endorsed by the military... until they saw the first cut. There was too much graphic/sexual-overtone-laden language and negative portrayal of military personnel, so they pulled their support. Many military members vouched for the authenticity of the character types shown, though.
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: Gunny Highway.
* [[Armchair Military]]: Major Powers, who has spent most of his military career in an office. Not played completely straight, as Powers is portrayed as eager to experience combat and makes comments like "I, as of yet, have not the privilege of combat" or when he tells his CO, "My men and I are ready to fight to the death to protect our country", but his inexperience leads to him being a poor leader when he's in combat in Grenada.
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: They certainly got this right about Marine Gunnys.
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel Meyers. Never shown but implied with his contrasting attitudes towards Highway and Powers and when he mentions having a rifle company in the same unit as Highway in Vietnam.
* [[Cut His Heart Out
* [[A Date
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Highway.
** As the film progresses, more and more of Recon platoon follow his example.
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* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Swede, a marine who is built like a wall, ends his career of going in and out of the brig after being beaten by Highway, who Recon had initially picked to knock Highway down a few notches.
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'''Highway:''' Negative, Johansen. You're gonna become a marine right now. Fall out. }}
* [[Designated Victim]]: Recon Platoon begins as this. Highway is the only person who disagrees.
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* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: Gunny Highway.
* [[Effective Immediately]]:
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* [[Elites Are More Glamorous]]: It was actually Army Rangers who performed the military actions seen in the movie.
* [[Ensign Newbie]]: Lieutenant Ring
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* [[Frying Pan of Doom]]: Highway's ex-wife threatens to hit him with a frying pan. He comments that it wouldn't be the first time; she replies, quite pleased with herself, that he's exactly right.
* [[Good Feels Good]]: A variant, after Recon win the platoon contest, they realise that acting like marines and training like marines lets them feel like badasses.
* [[Good
* [[Gunship Rescue]]: Recon Platoon gets one in Grenada after a struggle to call one in due to a busted radio.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Actually a major plot device when the last recon marine still in a contest takes down the last two of his team's opponents with one in each hand. He is then accused of cheating and the resolution of this argument is [[Badass]].
* [[Gung-Holier Than Thou]]: Sgt. Webster to Recon.
* [[How to Survive
* [[I Just Shot Marvin in
** Later, in an actual warzone, he shoots a skeleton in a medical school. Highway comments that he's improving.
* [[I Lied]]: Highway gives this as one of his several reasons when Recon Platoon is annoyed at being woken up at 5 in the morning, despite him telling them yesterday that wake up was at 6.
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* [[Kinda Busy Here]]: In the scene where Highway and his men are holed up in a church, they try to make a call while being fired on.
* [[Kiss of Life]]: When Highway is wounded in Grenada, Stich gives him CPR. Results in a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]]:
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* [[Meaningful Echo]]: During a training exercise, Highway fires an AK-47 at his Marines.
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** Later, during another training exercise, this time with their Platoon Leader, Lieutenant Ring, with them, they get fired on by Highway with AK-47 again. As they hit the dirt, Ring yells, "What the hell was that?!" to which the members of the platoon respond in succession;
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Gunnery Sergeant ''Highway.'' Major ''Powers.''
* [[Military Maverick]]: Gunny Highway tells off his superior officers, shoots live rounds at the dirt near his men, gets in brawls, and generally does whatever he wants. Good thing he knows a colonel who sees things his way...
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** Lieutenant Ring also qualifies as one. He recognizes Highway has far more experience than he does and backs him up -taking the heat for Highway- when they are dressed by Major Powers.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Highway gets one from Powers when they first meet, Powers gets one from Colonel Meyers at the end of the movie, and Highway gives them to Recon Platoon continuously.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Semper Fi]]: The whole point of the movie.
* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Highway, once Recon gets to Grenada.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Various permutations of [[Full Metal Jacket|"I'm gonna rip off your head and shit down your neck"]]
** Only ''[[Heartbreak Ridge]]'' came out about a year beforehand.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]: As Highway portrays, though he isn't willing to break regs by smoking a contraband one.
* [[Sound Off]]: During their first physical training with Highway in charge, he orders them to chant a cadence. They sing a rather suggestive one right as they pass by a female Marine and a not too pleased Major Powers.
* [[That's an
* [[Things Get Real]]: At the end of the movie, the platoon gets to show how far it has come because of this.
* [[This Is Not a Drill]]: Both subverted and played straight. There's two times in the movie where the Marines are put on alert. The first one turns out to just be an exercise, but the second time is the real thing.
* [[Training
* [[Tyrant Takes the Helm]]: Recon Platoon considers Highway being put in charge of them to be this.
** [[Bait and Switch Tyrant]]: They later come to realize he's actually this.
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* [[War Is Hell]] / [[War Is Glorious]]: Highway believes the latter but is training his Marines for the former.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Both Highway and Swede are afraid of heights. Highway points out that this is entirely rational as long as you don't let it get in your way.
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* [[With Due Respect]]: Highway does this to Major Powers, when he's getting yelled at for taking a hill after being ordered not to.
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'''Gunnery Sergeant Highway:''' "With all due respect, sir, you're beginning to bore the hell out of me." }}
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